Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.6° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 7AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
8
0.5
ENE
10
3
ESE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
2.5
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ESE
7
1.7
NW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
NNW
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
58
1283
506
334
975
773
238
105
73
62
86
276
247
143
89
62
32
22
20
13
97
233
187
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
25
ESE
15
NNW
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
NNW
55
NW
60
NW
50
WNW
35
WNW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
ENE
25
SE
60
NW
55
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24AM2.47m
10:19PM2.69m
11:09AM2.69m
11:04PM2.90m
11:46AM2.93m
Low Tide
3:59AM1.05m
4:14PM1.31m
4:46AM0.82m
5:00PM1.09m
5:24AM0.57m
5:38PM0.85m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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7:52
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7:54
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7:56
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5:49
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5:46
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5:44
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 mm
1
1
1
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1
3
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1
5
9
5
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1
8
7
5
4
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
8
9
10
8
9
10
10
11
11
10
11
7
7
Feels °C
4
5
3
3
6
8
8
8
9
9
-1
-5
-2
1
3
5
5
4
5
4
3
7
-6
-5
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